Noise Levels in Inglewood-Riverwood, Nashville, TN | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
51 dBA
Average noise across Inglewood-Riverwood
Quiet office to normal conversation
1,526
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
23% of Inglewood-Riverwood residents
67 dBA
Loudest residential point
Highway traffic 50 ft away
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Inglewood-Riverwood at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 1,526 Inglewood-Riverwood residents, or 22.8%, live above that level. By land area, 27.1% of Inglewood-Riverwood is above 55 dBA.
72.9% below 55 dBA
27.1% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Inglewood-Riverwood compares to similar-sized neighborhoods.
Noise by Part of Inglewood-Riverwood
Average noise levels for Inglewood-Riverwood residents, grouped by direction from the center of Inglewood-Riverwood. Northern Inglewood-Riverwood carries the highest population-weighted average; Southern Inglewood-Riverwood carries the lowest. Just 18% of residents in Southern Inglewood-Riverwood live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, three-quarters of the share in Northern Inglewood-Riverwood.
Central Inglewood-Riverwood
50.6 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Eastern Inglewood-Riverwood
51.4 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Inglewood-Riverwood
52.3 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Southern Inglewood-Riverwood
50.5 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office
Western Inglewood-Riverwood
51.4 dBA · Moderate
Quiet office to normal conversation
Northern Inglewood-Riverwood sounds about 13% louder than Southern Inglewood-Riverwood to the human ear, a 1.8 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from D844 do you need to be?
D844 produces an estimated 55 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
55 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
42 dBA
Quiet suburban street at night
330 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 48% of Inglewood-Riverwood sits under tree canopy (much heavier than most neighborhoods) and roughly 18% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Airport Noise
Nashville International (BNA) sits south of Inglewood-Riverwood. The U.S. Department of Transportation measures aviation noise around this airport directly, and the model uses those federal measurements rather than synthetic predictions.
Blocks under the approach and departure paths carry combined road-plus-aviation noise, with some exceeding 45 dBA on the map's Overall layer. Blocks on the opposite side of Inglewood-Riverwood, particularly to the north, show no measurable aviation contribution. Use the Aviation toggle on the map above to isolate the airport's footprint.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Inglewood-Riverwood
The bar chart below shows the share of Inglewood-Riverwood residents in each noise band. About 90% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 4% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Inglewood-Riverwood Compares
Inglewood-Riverwood sits the lowest among the peer group. Below: how Inglewood-Riverwood's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Haynes Area, Bellmont Hillsboro, Bordeaux, and Melrose.
Average noise level (dBA)
Inglewood-Riverwood's 51.4 dBA pop-weighted average is the lowest among the peer group. Tennessee as a whole averages 49.2 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Inglewood-Riverwood because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 22.8% of Inglewood-Riverwood residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's in the middle of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 27.1% of Inglewood-Riverwood's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Tennessee average of 18.7% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Inglewood-Riverwood
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from D844 and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 48% of Inglewood-Riverwood is under tree cover (much heavier than most neighborhoods), and the dominant land cover is low-density developed open space. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
- Airport noise is directional. Nashville International's approach paths concentrate aviation noise to the south. Neighborhoods to the north of downtown show no measurable contribution from the airport.
